Kareena Kapoor Refugee

Refugee is the Hindi film released in 2000. It is written and directed by J.P. Duta well known for his direction and his name is enough to tell that movie has some magnitude in it. The second important point of the film is its both debuts leading characters Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor and third point is its quality music. Both characters have the inborne talent for acting as they won the Best Debut Actor and Actress award and film could be a hit. Despite of having all the positive points for a successful film, it has failed to hit the Box Office.

The story starts with the Orphan Refugee (Abhishek Bachchan) adopted by Jaan Mohammad as his son who is earning his living by smuggling weapons, people and other goods across Pakistan and Indian border. Naazneen (Kareen Kapoor) with her family Manzur Amed (Kulbhshan Kharbanda - father) and sister Salma (Geetawali Rajkumai) are also wanted to cross the border. Refugee helps them as his work but during their journey falls in love with Naaz. Naaz also stoops for refugee and shows affection so the story takes a new turn and hidden love flourishes. But when refugee completes his task of migrating them across the border he has to come back. The story left without proper justification.

There another story started about the border of Pakistan in which refugee found as a smuggler and Indian police tries to assign him a task. At this point Sunil Shetty as Pkistani Officer Ranger Mohammad Ashraf and Jackie Sharrof as an Indian Officer BSF Officer Raghuvir Singh appear on the scene. War scenes are shown and story seems to change the track.

Side by side Mohammad Ashraf meets with the Naaz family and also starts loving her and even ready to get married. Her family also accepts this proposal while Naaz heart is lurking for Refugee. Desperate hearts are struggling hard to get together but find no chance to nourish their love. Even then director succeeds to create five love songs……stunning.

The reason behind the movie as a flop is obvious as all the stories are incomplete. Director shows three different tracks of stories and leaves all of them unfinished. Indo-Pak dispute is shown as partial subject as only names are there but no patriotic sort of passion arouse while seeing the movie. Numbers of characters were introduced without purpose which actually distracts the story and it becomes more difficult to focus on the main tracks. J.P. Dutta is best at his job yet unsuccessful to make the movie real time watch.